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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

The native community throughout
Bengal, India, has been greatly excited by
the discovery that extensive adulteration
is carried on in the manufacture of ghoe,
or clarified butter, an article in daily
use in every native household. The in
tensity of the popular feeling on the SUBJ
jcct is accounted for by the fact hat tho
adulteration is effected either with beef
and mutton fat, the eating of which is a
deadly sin in the eyes of the Hindus, or
with lard, which the Mohammcdans con-
slider u~nclcan food. Both Hindus and
Mohammcdans have called on the gov
ernment to protect them by legislation,
and have urged the necessity for immc-
date action, so that the measures might
come into force before the Doorga Pooja
and Mohurram, the great festivals of the
two religions.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Court Was Adi,urned.

"Order in the court |" exclaimed the
judge of a Montana Circuit, as he OBJ
served the occupants of the room leave
their seats and crowd around the win
dows. .
"We must have order" he continued.
'Mr. Sheriff, sec that order is main
tanned. There must he less confusion or
l will order the room cleared"
THE yaller n is getting away with
the other" remarked one of tho men at
the window.
whats the cx%citementW asked the
judge.
"a, dog fight, your honor" replied
a lawyer, as he got up on a chair to look
ont Of the window.
'Mr. Sheriff." said tho Court, as he
moved down from his scat in the dircc.
ton of the crowd, adjourn court ri1ht
of."-6k. PAM Glo'n
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

Tricycles in England are being used
for many purposes. Traders use it for
delivery of small packages, and postmen
depend on it in country districts. In
Germany military genius is turning it to
account for the battle field. But as an
auxiliary for the fire brigade in England
its application is perhaps most ingenious
The one in question contains q hose-reel;
a light, double pump fire engine capable
Of throwing twenty-five gallons a min
ute; a collapsible cistcrn to hold water,
and a simple fire escape with descending
ropes and bag. Two men can run it at
full speed.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
A Song Of Rest.

q weary Hands! that, all the day,
: We're set to labor hard and long;
Now softly fall tho shadows gray,
The bells are rung for even son:.
An hour ago the golden sun
Sank slowly down into tho wes.;
toor, weary Hands, Your toll is dono,
Tis time for rest!--'tis time for rest.
o weary Feetl that many a mile
Have trudged along q v, ary way.
a last 70 reach the trysting site;
No longer fear TO go astray.
The gently bending, rustling trees
Rock the young birds within the nest,
And softly sings the quiet breez.:
"'Tis time for restl-'tis time for restN
o weary Eyesi from which the tears
Fell many a tine like thunder rain;
0 weary Hearth that through the years
Beat with such bitter, restless pain,
Tonight forgot the stormy strife,
And know what heaven shall send is best
Lay down tho tangled web of life,
'Tis time for RESULTS time for restl
Il, ren TyLee.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

The towns along the great lakes are
proud of their shipping trade, although a
bather along their coast may swallow a
mouthful of water without nausea. The
Cleveland Leader says that the com
MERGE on Lake Superior can he judged
from the fact that cup to the present
time the ship canal at Sault Ste. Marie
has been used this season by an aggre-
gate of moro than 5000, 900 tons of
shipping, and it is probable that the
total will reach 4, 600, 900 tons by the
close Of navigation. The magnitude of
these figures can hardly be appreciated
at first sight. Four million tons of ship
ping means 1000 of the largest vessels
on the lakes, or 1, 200 frst-class ocean
steamships, an average of fifteen of tho
former, or nearly eight of the latter each
day for SIX months" How much
of this coasting trade is along the Cana
dian shore and carried in Canadian vcs-
sells is not stated, but the larger share
probably belongs to the United States,
and shows that we have considerable
commerce, even if we don't count for
much in the foreign carrying trade.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
SeedleSS Fruit.

recently examined an orange, the
seeds Of which had all failed to develop.
l have seen oranges in which some OF
the seeds had not developed, but have
never seen or heard of one entirely seed
less. Persons who examined this orange
had never seen one like it. This seems
to have beer n rare specimen.
The question of scedless fruits is 9
very interesting one. The persimmon,
grape, apple, pear and other fruits often
have individual trees that bear seedless
fruit. This they continue to do year
after year, and CRAFTS taken from them
will perpetrate indefinitely the seedless
variety. Now, rs Il general rule, we
know that if the flowers of any of these
plants do not get pollen for their stigmas,
they do not fruit ut all. 1t is to be pre-
sumed, therefore, that these secdless
varieties really get pollen, or they would
not develop fruit. If we assume this
to be a fact, then we have the curious
conclusion that som pollen is capable
of producing fruit, but not capable of
inducing seed.
1t is, however, by no means certain
that it always requires pollen to pro-
duce seed vessels without seed, for that
is what seedless fruits practically are.
The Usage orange, and some kinds of
ash, and maple, will perfectly empty
seed vessels when wholly free from pollen
influence Garden ers' Monthlv.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

In spite of all life-saving appliances
there is still death in the mine to a
frightful extent. Civilization gets its
supply of coal and iron at a costly ex-
pense of human life. Statistics Just pub
lished in England show that during tho
year 1885 the total nun Der of fatal &C.
cidents was s66, and the total number
of deaths occasioned thereby 1914,
showing a decrease compared with the
preceding year of 81 in the number of
fatal accidents and an increase of 216
in the number of Ives lost. On IN av-
eragc during the year there was one ia
tai accident to every 84S persons en-
ployed. The average for the ten years
1874 to 1883, is one fatal accident to
every 594 persons employed, and one
death by accident to every 45s persons
employed. The proportion of fatal &C.
cidents to the number of p;rsons en-
ployed is therefore lower than the av-
erage Of the last ten years and the death
rate is also lower, which, Of course, is
gratifying as far rs 1t goes.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
The Eucalyptus Tree and Malaria.

Some years ago claims were made that
the Eucalyptus globulus would Danish
malaria from the land if only planted
in abundance in malarious regions. Ex-
tensive plantations were accordingly
made, but so far rs known the result
was a total failure. DR.. Brandes, Of
Hanover, now advocates. with a similar
object in view, tho growth of the
Anacharis alsinastrum, q water-plant
which is exceedingly common in some
sections of the country. He bases his
proposition upon the fact that in tho
district where he lives fcvers of q
malarial type were very prevalent until
this water-plant was introduced, and
that they diminished from year to year
until four years ago when they entirely
disappeared and have not since returned.
AS the Anacharis is easily obtained and
grows spontaneously, requiring no at
t%ention, the experiment can be easily
tried in marshy districts where malaria
prevails. Science.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Two Women and a Mouse.

"Frances," said Aunt Pcnnifcather, in
a terrible whisper, care you aslccp?"
l started from the bed. "Oh, no,
what do you wantf'
Il hate to have you get up" said shei
peering over the banistcr at me, as
peered up at her, "but there's some.
thing in the bed. I think it's q mousse,
Now Aunt Pcnnifcather hos an uncom-
Portable degree of moral courage, as all
her friends know, and in that strength
of spirit that holds its own against griei
and pain, or the great mysteries, she is
magnificent; but confront her with .
creeping thing, and a child could lead
her.
"Why didn't you double him up in tn.
bed-clothcs"
ut has got in the piIlow-case, Fran.
ces. Oh, don't let him out" jumping
upon that throne of ncccssity--a chair.
Don't scream, Aunt Pcnnifcathcr.
nave the end secure, but it isn't as plump
rs a mouse. I believe it's a rat. I'll
take him to the window and shake Aim
out"
"Oh, Frances, be CAREFUL Oh, T see
him! Don't let him fly outw
But the thing wouldn't shake out; and
as the children were now aroused.
scurrying round in their night.
gowns and uttcring little squeals, and
their father shouted from below, ''What's
the row, Fan2' l concluded to take the
object to him. The Captain jumped out
of bed and seized a cane. l filled the
bath-tub with water, while he passed hi.
hand quickly over the protuberance; but
it stuck fast.
"Shake, Frances"
A dark thing fell into the water and
was instantly submerged by a blow from
the cane. 1t rose dchantly. Another
blow with the stick.
"Hold it under the water" shouted
somebody.
els it dcad2" squealed Aunt PENN.
feather, behind the crack of the door.
"Dcad9" roared the Captain; 1T ha.
been dead a hundred years. Take your
old black kid glove, and don't try ia
pass it off for q wild animal down here.s,
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

Country people a make their own
barometcrs if they have no other use for
their wells. In the Swiss village of Mey-
ringen some disused wells have been her
metically sealed to serve as barometers.
On a fall of atmospheric pressure air es-
capes through a small hole in the well
cover, blowing a whistle and thus Civ.
ing warning of a coming storm; but
when the outside pressure is increasing,
the air, being forced into the we'll, causes
. different sound, and tho
probability Of fine weather.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

Russia is peculiarly rich in surprising
sects and associations, but the most as
founding is II lately brought to light
bearing the ominous title of ''The Red
Death" Its members affect to believe
that he who consciously permits anothe,
to suffer prolonged pain commits a mortal
sin. In order to abbreviate the suffer.
ings of humanity it is a matter of cor.
science with them to kill the sick, that
they may he put out of their pain quick.
ly. The association takes its name from
the fact that its executioners, dressed in
red for the occasion, stranglc their VIC
tins with a red cord, placing them for
the purpose upon a red catafalque, be.
meath the dull reddish light of an OF.
lamp. This strange and horrible associ.
alton was brought to light by the ener.
getic opposition i~ntcrposed by a man In
Saratoi when his mother and sister at.
tempted to strangle his sick wife. He
called in the authorities, who have al.
ready arrested some forty members of the
murderous sect. Their organization
seems to be a transference from India to
Auscovite soil Of the worship of Bob.
vance. the religion of the Thugs
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

Some of the members of the Tennessee
Legislature are chosen after q novel fash
ion. There are in the State what are
known rs EDITORIAL districts" The couu-
ties of the State are entitled to represent
tation according to population. Tho
fraction above the necessary number en-.
titling a county to representation is not
thrown away, but several counties adj
joining combine these fractional rem
nants until the unit of representation is
reached. These counties compose a $50.
torial district" and besides being repre-
sented by their W county membership,
the counties Jointly elect the extra mem
Der, who is known as a ''foater."
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
A Dangerous Boarder.

The widow Flapjack got a new boarder
the other day. At the first meal he took
he chokcd and had a terrible time trying
to swallow some coffee.
"What's tho matter, strangerf' she
asked kindly.
Nothing except that coffee went down
the wrong way"
"Good heavens! it isn't possible that
I have secured a boardcr with two
throats," exclaimed Mrs. Flapjack, who
has been complaining very bitterly OF
the amount Of food a man with only one
throat can destroy.-Terw Sif;ings.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
A Long Time to Walt.

Glow old was Methusaleh when he
died9' asked a Texas Sunday-school
teacher of Tommy Yerger, a %precocious
youth.
81 don't know, how old was Methu. e.
said Tommy.
"He was nine hundred years old when
he died." replied the teacher.
mine hundred years oldl Whewl
wonder how his son.in.law liked thatr'
replied Tommy, as he gave an incredu.
!ors whistlc. -.Sitxinos.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

When Mr.. Spinner was United Ststes
Treasurer he used to honor some of the
prettiest young lady clerks in bis Office
by having their features given to some
of the goddcsses that grace our currency.
But tho head of Martha Washington,
which adorns the new 81 certificate, and
an localized head of Dolly Madison are
the only accredited portraits of distin-
guished women being used in this way On
the new silver certificates.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

Tho temperance people will be glad to
learn that NJ. C~hevruel, the great French
savant and centenarian, has never tasted
q drop of wine. He dislikcs the smell of
1T and, strange to say, he has the Same
'infirmity," as he calls it, in regard to
fish, although he is n of the greatest
fishermen in France.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11

he who is false to the present duty
breaks q thread in the loom, and will see
the effect when the weaving of o life
time is unrivaled.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10
Napolson's Mistake.

There is no use denying 1.-THE great
mass Of the French people were at least
as de%spotically governed in the days of
the convention and the terror and di-
rectory as IN those of the consulate and
the empire. But the convention and
the directory had. in spite of all excess
ses. gained enormous practical benefits,
initiated sweeping and %impcratively
needed reforms, for the French people;
and not one of these was ever lost sight
of by Napoleon. It was the introduce
ton of these reforms and benefits into
the constitutions and governments of
the countries composing the empire
that gave the new congeries of states
what Of stability and of unity it pos
sessed. The hostility. constant and
bitter, of three reactionary monarch
ies-Russia, Austria and Prussia
would have tended to solidify and
strengthen the French empire if only it
had been the chief thought of the head
of that empire to keep what he gained
and to content himself with the aston
ishing success which, in SO brief a
period, his ability and good fortune
had secured.-From "Some Mlustra-
tons of Napoleon and HIS Times" by
John G. Ropes. in Scribner's Magazine
for June.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10
She was Frank.

Boston Transcript: The prettiest
thing about childhood is the innocence
of its admiration of itself. A little
girl of his acquaintance is q child Of
marvellous beauty. with the fairest Of
compilations, the bluest of eyes and a
mass of silken white hair. The uni
versal admiration of these attributes
of hers has neither escaped her atten-
ton nor made her vain.
The other night this fair Margherita
attended a children's party, and after
the return home her brother spoke in
admiration of a little girl he had seen
there. and whom he pronounced very
nice.
"All little girls are -iee," said
Margherita, gravely. "I'm NICE"
There was no more vanity in this
declaration than in the protest which
the same child made when it was pro-
posed to bind her hair entirely within
her bonnet one day when she was be-
ing sent out Of doors 10 play.
"Don't tie 1t up, mamma" she said,
..because the people that 60 by won't
see my heir. and they'll be disap.
pointed"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10

He sang IN hte summer Voice.
Boston Journal: In another English
opera company. formed for the sum-
mer months, IL was found that the ten.
ors were too light for the rest Of the
chorus. The manager protested that
there were voices enough. and one Of
the singers wa questioned why he did
not sing with more force. He replied
that c., the leader OF the tenors, didn't,
and that II G. would not sing out be
was not inclined to strain his throat to
do tho work Of two. c. was thereupon
interviewed, and his answer to the re-
monstrance Of the manager was:
81 am paid summer wages, and Ire
fuse to sing in. anything but my sum-
MGR voice."
II was thought that q singer who
concerned himself chiefly about the
preservation Of his voice for the regu.
lar season was hardly the man to lead
in . warm weather troupe. and the On,
gagement of G. and his summer voic.
came to . speedy Termination.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10
no. es,oso.
That IL the Number Of the Ticket Tia,
Caught on to $4,000.
ons Tsath of the Amount comss TO q
cheboyean Lady.

Cheboygan (Mich) Democrat, April
2s.-At the last drawing ofThe LOUISE
ana State Lottery company. ticket No.
$1,000 drew the capital prize Of $780,
600, and as most Of our readers are
aware q one-tenth part OF this ticket
was owned by Mrs. M. 3. Newberry,
Of this city, who is now rejoicing in
the receipt Of her $4,000, which ar
rived here the first of the week, the
amount having been collected by the
First National bank of Cheboygan.
There is rejoicing over their good for
tune in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Newberry, and all our people are glad
to see them catch on, this being the
first lottery ticket ever bought by Mrs.
Newberry. We are sorry to learn
that they will in q few days remove to
Grand Rapids and there purchase a
home and settle down and enjoy the
benefit Of their good luck. The bal
ance Of the money left after getting a
homo viii be put ont at interest OF
placed In some safe place. The lot.
terry company came TO the from
promptly and paid the amount o
money due on presentation Of til,
] n ket without any quibbling.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10

truth and not aftoOptne - CONSTRUCT
an ingenious thoash false statsmsntl
His pay was stopped. Many months
aftsrward, mouths oe hard though
truthful sweaEing-he made about forty
a0adavits-he got his pay, q the cost
Of much time, wortiment, aud good
white paper and black ink.
Nov, g IN officer could not we'll do
all this reporting and accounting per.
sonally, and attend, also. 10. his other
duties, one clerk was necessary In each
COMPANY, and one, two or three at
regimental headquarters. Toward the
end Of the war, however, It became
difficult to find men competent for
clerks. The proportion Of those able
to wrfte . fair hsAd had fallen OF
greatly. The substitutes who formed
the mass OF the recruits after the fall
Of 1868 were i~lliterate, a. rule, or
nearly 90. There were, proportionate-
". few then who could sign their
names for clothing received. A large
number Of the substitutes could not
even speak English. Hence new
anxieties for company officers in get
ting witnesses to the genuineness Of the
marks.
Of the 1880, 1S2 who, as commits.
stoned officers or enlisted men, are re.
ported by the adjutant generals Office
as having been mustered in for three
years service, 1t IL notorious that not
more than about q million were ever
sin the field" at any one time, and
probably not more than about half a
million we're really sat the 'front.'
that is to say, nea the enemy. The
number reported BY the provost mar
shal's Office as having, up to April 81,
1856, been killed in action OF having
died from wounds vas 1921 commits
stoned officers and 90,868 enlisted men,
fully one-tenth Of those who ever really
served at the front. Not a bad show
ing this. and the proportion Of COM
missioned officers Is high, creiitable to
tho ..shoulder-straps." OF course this
does not include those who are merely
injured, slightly or seriously. by
wounds or otherwise in the
field. But the question arises:
How many stronglimbed, agile,
high-spirited young men did Red Tape
put hors du combat by setting them
upon tall stools at desks in the depart
ments at Washington, at the various
headquarters, or elsewhere, to WELD
their pens valiantly and shed their ink
freely to the discontinue of the badly
bothered combatant officers at the
frontp It is a moderate estimate to
say that $4,000 men who ought to have
been bearing arms and doing duty in
the field, according to their enlistment
oath. were occupied in a useless &C.
emulation of waste papcr-conning,
footing up. and filing vouchers which
vouched for falsehood, and reports
did not, and under the absurd system
of the .'armv regulations" could not,
present q correct statement of the con-
dition Of the government property in
the possession of q marching and
fighting army. I. F. GALwEY.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10
Untold Virtues.

Talleyrand, who was, tits said, a silent man
from policy and generally reticent in the ex.
treme, yet enjoyed the reputation Of being .
brilliant conversationalist. How that willy
statesman wouldhave enjoyed dilating, before
virtues Of Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters. the iist
Of which is as long as the catalogue of ships
Ia Homer. 1t ia the great tonic of the Nine.
teenth Century. All genuine bear the sigma.
turc Of j. p. Allen, st. Paul, MINI.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10
Clear Way

canal is blocked up BY reason OF constipa.
borne In mind that this. ailment is prone to
osSes sna lasting Mn9ss and cam SS,stIlnsate' H fnS breed
Stomach Bitters is the precise remedy to
remove the obstruction c~ffectually,. but
without %drenchtng or weakentngthe block.
apprehended from the use OF violent Taxa
ttves. which. are among the most pernici-
GUS of the cheap. nostrums swallowed by
experience. and II the medical fraternity,
sanctions tho claims Of this standard
%aperient. Not only as q cource OF relief
liver n stomach. but as q means of reme-
dying and preventing kidney. and bladder
troubles, and fever and ague, It is without
q peer.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10

.Hope on. hope ever" How many delicate
!sdics there are who,- while they attend to
their daily duties, do 40 with aching heads, .
pressed spirits, who are soniy keeping about,"
- the phrase e. Some day they 80 Into .
decline" and leave their children motherless.
To such We would say, ''Chccr up." Timely
use Of DR.. Pierce's ssFavorite Prescription"
corrccts all female irregularities, weaknesses,
quickly.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10
Popular Science.

Life: susie-Oh! mamma, III new.
q disobeyyou again.
you donef
susie-well. 1 drank my milk at
lunch and then l ate--a pickle; and
the milk said to the pickle, ssGet out;''
and the pickle said, III won't;" and
they are having an awful time!
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10

Gen. Sherman says there lie q great deal
more vigor and energy In the kiss OF . New
York girl than that Ct . ii. Louis girl. The
trouble With Ct. Louis girls is, they kiss too
much.-Exchange.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-10
second-Hand oushts.

Parties expecting to start newspapers car
secure bargains in outfits by addressing us,
We have several good secondhand newspaper
Iutfts at present ut low figures.
TnB sioux CRY PRINTING Co.,
Sioux CRY, Iowa.